COVID-19 UPDATES

General North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid ‘explosive’ outbreak Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/12/asia/north-korea-covid-death-outbreak-intl-hnk/index.html WHO must be reformed and strengthened, says Prime

General Unvaccinated people increase risk of COVID-19 infection among vaccinated: study Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8783380/unvaccinated-vaccinated-covid-risk-canadian-study/ Vaccine makers see off push to share

General Why have women been so disproportionately affected by Covid-19? Experts explain Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/10/world/covid-pandemic-gender-women-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html Hong Kong’s covid-19 death rate is

General COVID: New cases decline by 19% worldwide, deaths stabilise Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/16/covid-new-cases-decline-by-19-worldwide-deaths-stabilise WHO announces first technology recipients of mRNA vaccine

General Pandemic or endemic: Where is COVID heading next? Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/29/pandemic-or-endemic-where-is-covid-heading-next Africa may have reached the pandemic’s holy grail Source:

General: Update on Omicron: Source: https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron WHO says vaccines will protect against severe Omicron; South Africa registers 8,561 new cases.

General Who pays to deliver vaccines? An Analysis of World Bank Funding for COVID-19 Vaccination and Recovery Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/who-pays-deliver-vaccines-analysis-world-bank-funding-covid-19-vaccination-and-recovery Statement

General Covid: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59160525 ‘Extremely promising findings’: Discovery releases results of

General: Syringe Shortage Threatens Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/syringe-shortage-threatens-africa-s-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/6289348.html FDA endorses vaccine for children as young as five years;